Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1914 — GÒD JOKES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GÒD JOKES

BROTHER NOT IN THE SAME FIX. “Why do you object to vaccination?" asked the busy magistrate sharply of the applicant for an exemption, certificate. jv -5 “It’s a matter of conscience, sir,” was the reply. At that clerk whispered to the great man on the bench. “Ah!” said his worship. “I am informed that you have a brother in •the police force. Now does he object to having his children vaccinated?” “No, sir.”/ m “Very well; if vaccination is not against your brother’s conscience why should it be against yours?” “Well, you see, sir, it doesn’t exactly follow. Bill, as you’re talking about, has got neither children nor confidence.” ~~ He got his certificate. —New York Globe.